Sari @sarikorpi@dingdash.com

@zephan yes, we are first and foremost saved from our sins, not from hell (that's just the result of it when we perserve to the end).

@zephan @Susan that book is mind blowing! And a real challenger. I love it too.

I found this video really helpful. A very good analyze about the media's role in the Ukrainian war. And how we shouldn't automatically trust or not trust what the media tells us, but search for the truth.

It's titled: "what about the secret US Bio-Labs in Ukraine?"

https://youtu.be/_-89yvv3GMw

Wow! Thanks for sharing this @Susan 🙏

@MaryMamuzich yes, we will too!

I got a prayer request today originally from a Finnish brother (Risto) about the war in Ukraine. The following is my translation (and I've added those in parentheses):

"The Russian troops have started to deport Ukrainians to Russia from the areas they have conquered. This same thing happened also during the Finnish Winter War (against Sovietunion), when the Finnish warprisoners were deported to Siberia (into labour/concentration camps).
Only God can stop this. Let us pray that God will intervene and stop this, and also that only God's will will happen in the Ukranian war and not the will of the rulers of this world."

I found a link about how Ukrainians are being deported to Russia:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/20/us-decries-disturbing-accounts-of-ukrainians-deported-to-russia

@Cherishingsparrows2020 @sinbach ...and it's even better if they can build up the faith! Like "the Hiding place" which I saw many years ago.

@Cherishingsparrows2020 @sinbach these movies you listed are all new for me, but I also like to watch historically based movies if they have something deep or powerful to tell.

@Cherishingsparrows2020 @sinbach I used to work as a teacher before I became a home-stay mother, so I watched "the Chorus" back then and could really relate to it and thought it was a film done with a good heart (although it's not a Christian movie).

@sinbach Thank you dear brother 😇🙏

@Susan @Cherishingsparrows2020 @sinbach Sounds interesting, thanks!

@sinbach About your post of wearing a gun: I told my husband about my conversation with you, and he didn't like it AT ALL that I had questioned you in this issue. He gave me at least 10 reasons why it's good to wear a gun with you, and said there's even 300 more reasons than these!! He really got me convinced and convicted.

I need to say Eugene that please forgive me for questioning you, even confronting you at some points and issues here at dingdash - I don't want to be disrespectful to you! 😥

I want to say I really honour you and your work as a leader in the BTJ - God bless you mightly!! 🙏💖

Your sister in Christ, Sari

@tanjaostman A lot of good points! Ive also understood it so that the church is, and should look like, as a living body with Christ as the head and as a building with living stones with Jesus as the cornerstone. It's a family where we are brothers and sisters, and where there are spiritual babies, youth and parents (so called elders, 1. Tim. 5:17).

"If Jesus Christ is the head of His Church (instead of a dominant leader), and Lord of our lives, things will fall into place".

Yes, Jesus is our Head, his Word is the lamp to our feet and His Spirit is our guide. We don't need one strong leader or an Old Testament priesthood-system to dominate us. However, we need to recognize, that no one can manage by themelves, even if one have these all in his/her personal life. We need not only the encouragement of one another, but also to be corrected, even disciplined (1. Cor. 5), by others (especially those who are mature in Christ:are elders) if we have gone astray and don't recognize our sin.